Ricardo Salamé Posted November 4 Share Posted November 4 (edited) Some pictures of a "What If" figure Reheat Models 120mm. Base paint acrylic, suit wrinkled with oils. I know this is a no-no technique for figure painters, but I am not. I am a Real Space Modeler. The moon dust had been done with pigments. It was a simple project for my "What if" contest at my local club, no more than 3 weeks. Saludos Ricardo Final pictures A real space "what if" subject. The Soviets never made it to the Moon with a manned mission. There is no proof that the Krechet-94 was used by the man in the space. The flag was never used in the soviet space program. The Soviets and the Americans never met on the Moon soil. I correct the finger in the boot after this picture Edited November 4 by Ricardo Salamé Quote Link to post Share on other sites
snichols Posted November 16 Share Posted November 16 Ricardo I’am assuming you drybrushed him rather than shade and highlight individual creases but whichever technique you used, the results are effective. I’ve built that kit on a number of occasions and still like watching Apollo 18 !😊 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ricardo Salamé Posted November 16 Author Share Posted November 16 (edited) Hi: I am not a figure painter. I am just a guy who likes to do real space modes. As I mentioned in older posts. First, my base paint is done in acrylic. I paint all my base colours with that. Then with oils, I match the color and do 5 o 6 darker tones. Then I set the darker colours and from there, I do the transitions to the lighter colour. After the colours are dry, I varnish the figure. Star to do the visor and the last is the metallic. That is my approach. Years ago I made my first attempt with an EVA models figure in 1/35. At that time I was under the impression that the suit was white and I assumed that the beiges colors were from deterioration of time. If you have more questions just shoot. Regards Ricardo BTW I don't like Apollo 18 Edited November 16 by Ricardo Salamé Quote Link to post Share on other sites
snichols Posted November 17 Share Posted November 17 (edited) Ricardo I always enjoy looking at your work over at Historical Spacecraft Models whether it’s a figure or spacecraft and look forward to seeing more in the future. I’am a figure painter who likes to build models, a member of the Miniature Figure Collectors of America and New Jersey Historical Miniatures Associates so I understand your painting techniques perfectly. This vignette is painted with the same method not the time consuming crease by crease detailing and the regolith is a product that replicates the Lunar surface quite realistically sold by Stemcell Science center. To clarify my Apollo 18 comment , not a fan of the movie premise but the LK lander and interior of the LM is pretty accurate and impressive to see. Edited November 17 by snichols Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ricardo Salamé Posted November 17 Author Share Posted November 17 22 hours ago, snichols said: Ricardo I always enjoy looking at your work over at Historical Spacecraft Models whether it’s a figure or spacecraft and look forward to seeing more in the future. I’am a figure painter who likes to build models, a member of the Miniature Figure Collectors of America and New Jersey Historical Miniatures Associates so I understand your painting techniques perfectly. This vignette is painted with the same method not the time consuming crease by crease detailing and the regolith is a product that replicates the Lunar surface quite realistically sold by Stemcell Science center. To clarify my Apollo 18 comment , not a fan of the movie premise but the LK lander and interior of the LM is pretty accurate and impressive to see. Steve: I saw those before; I don't know if were on Sven's site or in the SIM book. it's a great build I love it. I love Iganacio's works. I want to use those with the Lunar Models LRV. I got my eyebrow up every time that I mentioned the acrylic and oils mix technique. So I figured guys don’t like it, but I saw that in a book and for me had worked well. Regards Ricardo Quote Link to post Share on other sites
snichols Posted November 18 Share Posted November 18 (edited) 16 hours ago, Ricardo Salamé said: Steve: I saw those before; I don't know if were on Sven's site or in the SIM book. it's a great build I love it. I love Iganacio's works. I want to use those with the Lunar Models LRV. I got my eyebrow up every time that I mentioned the acrylic and oils mix technique. So I figured guys don’t like it, but I saw that in a book and for me had worked well. Regards Ricardo Ricardo, I too enjoy our friend Ignacio’s work and I believe they are sculpted by him but both these vignettes are painted by me and were in SIM and on New Ware’s site showing the kit. Both of these vignettes are different, the one not pictured in Karl’s publication was recently built. It’s so difficult to paint a spacesuit with all the wrinkles and I use the oils over acrylics method which I believe you use also. This 32d Neil is not the best but shows the importance of outlining which was overdone. If you want to see more of him scroll down to my LM build towards the bottom of this page. Again, everyone uses different techniques and your work stands out amongst the rest , your final results prove that. best regards and happy modeling my friend, Steve Edited November 18 by snichols Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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